[3] It was founded in 20 AD and named after Livia, the widow of the Emperor Augustus.
[2] The city probably lost its position as an important center after the Muslim invasion of Cilicia in the 7th century.
[8][4] Before it disappeared under the waters of the dam the researchers managed to partially survey the site and record some buildings of the city.
Among these were the foundations of a triumphal arch, two colonnaded streets crossing each other, a theater, a civic basilica, some shops, a bath building and a dam on the river.
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